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An investment valuation and risk assessment of high-density sweet cherry orchards

Creator:

West, Tyler T.

Abstract:

A supply and demand model for the sweet cherry industry in Wasco County, Oregon and two investment valuation models are used to value and assess the risk of investments in high-density sweet cherry orchard establishment and production from the producer perspective. The supply and demand estimation finds the cherry price...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis
RINs and biofuel mandates : comparing ethanol and biodiesel markets

Creator:

Ainsworth, Joel H.

Abstract:

The United States Congress set out to increase the blending of biofuels by updating and implementing the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) in 2007. The new mandate required that a combination of 36 billion gallons of ethanol, biodiesel, and cellulosic biofuel be blended annually, by 2022. To offset the cost of...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis